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and it was out of that that the first city of los angeles mural program came. perhaps the work i'm most well-known for is "the great wall of los angeles" mural. it's a half-a-mile-long narrative work that depicts, in a chronological sequence, the history of various ethnic groups in california. the great wall was produced over a five-summer period with approximately 350 young people participating, ages 14 through 21, and to cover that wall once would take 300 gallons of paint. woman: back in 1976, judy founded the social and public art resource center, sparc, with "the great wall of los angeles." it's the longest mural in the world, and perhaps our signature piece. and from there, when judy was doing it, the mayoof los angeles at the time had asked, "is there any way that you can replicate this incredible project all over the city?" so what she developed was a project called the great walls unlimited neighborhood pride program. of the 70 pieces that sparc has done in all of these ethnic communities, the first thing that we did was that we sent two artists out to
and it was out of that that the first city of los angeles mural program came. perhaps the work i'm most well-known for is "the great wall of los angeles" mural. it's a half-a-mile-long narrative work that depicts, in a chronological sequence, the history of various ethnic groups in california. the great wall was produced over a five-summer period with approximately 350 young people participating, ages 14 through 21, and to cover that wall once would take 300 gallons of paint. woman:...
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., in a culture known as sumer, the world's first cities emerged. now, a more complex economy required more complex record-keeping. accountants took a ball of clay which they poked inside with the fingers to make a cavity. you know, it's just like a tennis ball of clay or even smaller. and once they had a good cavity, they would put inside tokens, and then a flap would be put on top, and all of this was closed. and we are in pre-writing time. and at that time every sumerian had a seal. and when the stone is pressed onto the surface of the envelope, it leaves then a design which is then the mark of the person or the administration involved. keach: with these seals, up to four parties could sign a transaction. these envelopes could hold several tokens securely. but there was no way to know the contents until accountants began to press the tokens into the clay before dropping them inside. the system quickly evolved. it did not take a long time for these accountants to realize "why should we have this complicated system ?" they could just as well have a
., in a culture known as sumer, the world's first cities emerged. now, a more complex economy required more complex record-keeping. accountants took a ball of clay which they poked inside with the fingers to make a cavity. you know, it's just like a tennis ball of clay or even smaller. and once they had a good cavity, they would put inside tokens, and then a flap would be put on top, and all of this was closed. and we are in pre-writing time. and at that time every sumerian had a seal. and when...
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keach: in the old world, we know that agriculture sparked the development of the world's first cities in places like sumer in ancient mesopotamia. but how did farming begin in the new world ? when scotty macneish first came to the tehuacan valley in 1962, he was seeking the answer to one simple question -- did agriculture evolve here or was it introduced from the old world ? then we'll measure out from the corners. keach: in a stratum of the purron cave that had been laid down thousands of years later than those in which he found the hunters and gatherers, macneish made a discovery that exceeded all expectations. macneish: this is a corn cob, and it's a real little one. keach: it may have looked insignificant, but the shriveled ear dated to about 5000 b.c. it was the earliest evidence of farming ever discovered in the new world. since corn is a staple crop, it would have allowed a nomadic hunting/gathering way of life to evolve into a settled agricultural one. corn slowly evolved in the new world from tiny ears, like the one macneish discovered, to the size we know today. like staple
keach: in the old world, we know that agriculture sparked the development of the world's first cities in places like sumer in ancient mesopotamia. but how did farming begin in the new world ? when scotty macneish first came to the tehuacan valley in 1962, he was seeking the answer to one simple question -- did agriculture evolve here or was it introduced from the old world ? then we'll measure out from the corners. keach: in a stratum of the purron cave that had been laid down thousands of...
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first of all, mexico city is one of the largest megacities. it has about 20 million people. it is in a tropical latitude, so it's representative of many of the future megacities, which will be in asia, in africa. mexico city is at a high altitude and the solar radiation is very strong and the photochemistry, it is very reactive. and of course, what we hope is that what we learn from mexico city, it will provide insight for us so that we can use that insight and understanding and apply it to other future megacities. narrator: while many previous studies revealed a great deal about pollution within mexico city, what happened to the pollution after it left the city and what its effects were on the region and the globe had never been systematically studied until milagro. so you have all this pollution coming out from burning of fossil fuels, from cars, from industry. and so the pollutants that emitted locally, the local effects would be on the health of the population and on the air quality. but then they could also -- the regional impact, which would affect the ecosystem. and t
first of all, mexico city is one of the largest megacities. it has about 20 million people. it is in a tropical latitude, so it's representative of many of the future megacities, which will be in asia, in africa. mexico city is at a high altitude and the solar radiation is very strong and the photochemistry, it is very reactive. and of course, what we hope is that what we learn from mexico city, it will provide insight for us so that we can use that insight and understanding and apply it to...
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it is the first major city in the world to see in the new year. auckland is 496 kilometers west of the international date line. as west as you can get. the fireworks going off in auckland at the start of 2013. the new year has already started elsewhere in the pacific. in other news, at least 10 people have been killed in a series of explosions across iraq. dozens more wounded. kirkuk was among the cities targeted. seven people have died in bombings, all thought to be from the same family. iraq's prime minister, nouri al- maliki, is saying foreign countries are instigating sectarian division. more protests are expected in anbar province. they are demanding the release of sunni prisoners. tell us more about the explosions in iraq. who was targeted? a was carrying them out? -- who was carrying them out? >> we are getting conflicting reports about who the target was. the houses were demolished because of an improvised explosive device. one house belongs to an iraqi police officer. the other two might have been used as a place where shia pilgrims rest
it is the first major city in the world to see in the new year. auckland is 496 kilometers west of the international date line. as west as you can get. the fireworks going off in auckland at the start of 2013. the new year has already started elsewhere in the pacific. in other news, at least 10 people have been killed in a series of explosions across iraq. dozens more wounded. kirkuk was among the cities targeted. seven people have died in bombings, all thought to be from the same family....
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in the mid '90s, the very first european city region to capture objective one was merseyside. that was revolutionary. the money poured out, and the city you see today, there are blue plaques everywhere with the yellow stars of the european union. narrator: in addition to infrastructure and job training, the eu funded universities. there are probably 30,000 young people here between the ages of 18 and 21 engaging in some form of higher education. all of these things have grown up in the last ten years, and what that produces is this, again, another element of the new liverpool image. the kind of... the cachet of the lively city-- the place to come if you are 18 to 21 or 21 to 25. narrator: to make his point about the new demographic, lloyd suggested that some swedish geographers go visit the downtown matthew street district on a saturday night-- the place where the beatles once played. lloyd: they were absolutely amazed. i mean, they would laugh, but i'd say slightly scandalized by the prospect of large numbers. as they saw it, "large numbers of younger women. "it was freezing
in the mid '90s, the very first european city region to capture objective one was merseyside. that was revolutionary. the money poured out, and the city you see today, there are blue plaques everywhere with the yellow stars of the european union. narrator: in addition to infrastructure and job training, the eu funded universities. there are probably 30,000 young people here between the ages of 18 and 21 engaging in some form of higher education. all of these things have grown up in the last ten...
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what were the locational factors that gave rise to the city in the first place? 6:30 a.m., and the crew of the chiang sun no. 7 makes final preparation for its regular journey-- not out to sea, but in the opposite direction. shanghai is not just a seaport, but also the strategic gateway to inland china. it lies on the delta of the world's third longest river, the chang jiang, also known as the yangtze. it is asia's longest waterway, stretching more than 4,000 miles into china. captain gu will pilot his boat far to the west. ( speaking mandarin ) translator: my ship carries a mixed cargo of foodstuffs, medical supplies, farm produce and so on. but of course, priority is given to urgently needed supplies of one sort or another. narrator: the chang jiang is central china's lifeline and connection to the outside world. gu ( translated ): it offers a wide navigable course for ships. it flows smoothly along its course, so it is not plagued by strong winds or waves. so it provides favorable conditions for the transportation of goods. ( ship's horn blowing ) narrator: bu
what were the locational factors that gave rise to the city in the first place? 6:30 a.m., and the crew of the chiang sun no. 7 makes final preparation for its regular journey-- not out to sea, but in the opposite direction. shanghai is not just a seaport, but also the strategic gateway to inland china. it lies on the delta of the world's third longest river, the chang jiang, also known as the yangtze. it is asia's longest waterway, stretching more than 4,000 miles into china. captain gu will...
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first of all, mexico city is one of the largest megacities. it has about 20 million people. it is in a tropical latitude, so it's representative of many of the future megacities, which will be in asia, in africa. mexico city is at a high altitude and the solar radiation is very strong and the photochemistry, it is very reactive. and of course, what we hope is that what we learn from mexico city, it will provide insight for us so that we can use that insight and understanding and apply it to other future megacities. narrator: while many previous studies revealed a great deal about pollution within mexico city, what happened to the pollution after it left the city and what its effects were on the region and the globe had never been systematically studied until milagro. so you have all this pollution coming out from burning of fossil fuels, from cars, from industry. and so the pollutants that emitted locally, the local effects would be on the health of the population and on the air quality. but then they could also -- the regional impact, which would affect the ecosystem. and t
first of all, mexico city is one of the largest megacities. it has about 20 million people. it is in a tropical latitude, so it's representative of many of the future megacities, which will be in asia, in africa. mexico city is at a high altitude and the solar radiation is very strong and the photochemistry, it is very reactive. and of course, what we hope is that what we learn from mexico city, it will provide insight for us so that we can use that insight and understanding and apply it to...
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look, the only reason i ran for city council in the first place... was because i got a water bill for $30,000 and i couldn't find anybody to do anytng about it. so i decided if no one was available to help an ordinary citizen solve his problem, then somebody ought to step in. i thought that someone might be me. anyway, i know people are tired of getting ripped off. and i don't care if it's by government officials who only care about getting reelected... or by developers who are only interested in making big profits. yeah. tell 'em, jess. i'll only make one promise... and that is to work for the interests of the people in this community. thank you very much. it's too bad, jess. for a while there, you really had a shot. honey ! jess, jess, jess jess, jess ! you wanted to speak to me, hassan ? rosa, i have enjoyed your company very much these past many weeks. i've enjoyed yours hassan. i'm going back to egypt, so i would like to ask you something. oh, yes, i almost forgot. i promised to give you some of my recipes. no, no, no. i have something to tell y
look, the only reason i ran for city council in the first place... was because i got a water bill for $30,000 and i couldn't find anybody to do anytng about it. so i decided if no one was available to help an ordinary citizen solve his problem, then somebody ought to step in. i thought that someone might be me. anyway, i know people are tired of getting ripped off. and i don't care if it's by government officials who only care about getting reelected... or by developers who are only interested...
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in the first century b.c., the city of one million was master of the mediterranean world. rome's empire stretched from spain in the west to syria and egypt in the east. the roman elite were rich beyond measure. they ranged from the cunning and prudent julius caesar... to the intellectually inclined augustus... to cruel caligula, deviser of public spectacles that included murder ...to nero, who, it's said, kicked his wife to death fobuking him. the upper classes were well educated, connected by kinship, business and political ties. wearied by the crowds and hectic pace of roman life, they pined for greater leisure and the chance it gave to contemplate the finer things of life. each spring, as the senate recessed, roman power brokers -- the patrician families, senators, and untold numbers of entrepreneurs made rich by roman dominance -turned to the bay of naples. over generations, they built lavish villas along the shoreline of campania. the villa pausilypon -a greek name meaning "the end of pain" -had a private theater for the pleasure of its owner and his guests. the exter
in the first century b.c., the city of one million was master of the mediterranean world. rome's empire stretched from spain in the west to syria and egypt in the east. the roman elite were rich beyond measure. they ranged from the cunning and prudent julius caesar... to the intellectually inclined augustus... to cruel caligula, deviser of public spectacles that included murder ...to nero, who, it's said, kicked his wife to death fobuking him. the upper classes were well educated, connected by...
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look, the only reason i ran for city council in the first place... was because i got a water bill for $30,000 and i couldn't find anybody to do anything about it. so i decided if no one was available to help an ordinary citizen solve his problem, then somebody ought to step in. i thought that someone might be me. anyway, i know people are tired of getting ripped off. and i don't care if it's by government officials who only care about getting reelected... or by developers who are only interested in making big profits. yeah. tell 'em, jess. i'll only make one promise... and that is to work for the interests of the people in this community. thank you very much. it's too bad, jess. for a while there, you really had a shot. honey ! jess, jess, jess jes jess ! you wanted to speak to me, hassan ? rosa, i have enjoyed your company very much these past many weeks. i've enjoyed yours hassan. i'm going back to egypt, so i would like to ask you something. oh, yes, i almost forgot. i promised to give you some of my recipes. no, no, no. i have something to tell y
look, the only reason i ran for city council in the first place... was because i got a water bill for $30,000 and i couldn't find anybody to do anything about it. so i decided if no one was available to help an ordinary citizen solve his problem, then somebody ought to step in. i thought that someone might be me. anyway, i know people are tired of getting ripped off. and i don't care if it's by government officials who only care about getting reelected... or by developers who are only...
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first flight solo. mexico city to newark, new jersey. fourteen hours, nineteen minutes. what we want you to do now is to create a performance that's maybe two or three minutes long. so one of you will be the director, and the whole group will be the performers. so, you're only going to get a few minutes to do that. hixson: whenever we go somewhere to perform, we usually do a workshop, and that really gives us a chance to work with others around our process, using the same exercises that we use. and that really helps us to develop a community around creativity and around ideas. oh, yeah. christopher: i love doing the workshops. and dartington, those students are already working with a lot of performance ideas, so they have a pretty sophisticated way of taking the exercises they're given and making the work that they do their own. man: larry? ♪ jesus' blood never failed me yet ♪ ♪ never failed me yet ♪ jesus' blood never failed me yet ♪ ♪ this one thing i know ♪ for he loved me so christopher: when you work collaboratively, and you work the way we work, you d
first flight solo. mexico city to newark, new jersey. fourteen hours, nineteen minutes. what we want you to do now is to create a performance that's maybe two or three minutes long. so one of you will be the director, and the whole group will be the performers. so, you're only going to get a few minutes to do that. hixson: whenever we go somewhere to perform, we usually do a workshop, and that really gives us a chance to work with others around our process, using the same exercises that we use....
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when you land in the city, the first thing that you are aware of as you exit your airplane is the thickness of the air that surrounds you. it almost has a physical presence in terms of its quality because there's so much dust and particulate matter-- fumes from cars, industrial emissions and manufacturing emissions-- that the quality of the air is... is and feels very dangerous. it's not uncommon to go for a walk in delhi for half an hour and to come back with black coating around the outside of your nostrils or on your clothes. and it's really been assessed by the world health organization as one of the ten most polluted cities-- in terms of its air quality-- in the world, and that is a very recent phenomenon. i would say in the last 15 years air quality has become devastating in terms of what it's doing to people's health. man: ...delhi and the delhi metropolitan area are down... narrator: the national capital region plan board is attempting to solve some of these problems. it has formulated a comprehensive plan for the entire capital region. in order to provide a congenial living environ
when you land in the city, the first thing that you are aware of as you exit your airplane is the thickness of the air that surrounds you. it almost has a physical presence in terms of its quality because there's so much dust and particulate matter-- fumes from cars, industrial emissions and manufacturing emissions-- that the quality of the air is... is and feels very dangerous. it's not uncommon to go for a walk in delhi for half an hour and to come back with black coating around the outside...
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they made their first capital in tel aviv. jerusalem became a divided city. the boundary drawn between west and east jerusalem was called the "green line," and that's what highway number one is still called today. east jerusalem was then part of jordan, and it contained the jews' holiest sites, inuding theiancient temple, destroyed by the romans. once the temple was destroyed, all that remained was the western wall. this place is important for the jewish people worldwide. ross: this is what people prayed to ever since the second temple was destroyed, ever since the jewish people were dispersed. narrator: but because they were in jordanian east jerusalem, the site was off limits to jews until 1967. that year, israel defeated threatening arab armies in the six-day war and gained control over more territory. from syria they took the golan heights. from egypt they captured the sinai peninsula and the gaza strip. from jordan they occupied the west bank of the jordan river, including the rest of jerusalem. ross: after the six-day war, after the victory in '67, with
they made their first capital in tel aviv. jerusalem became a divided city. the boundary drawn between west and east jerusalem was called the "green line," and that's what highway number one is still called today. east jerusalem was then part of jordan, and it contained the jews' holiest sites, inuding theiancient temple, destroyed by the romans. once the temple was destroyed, all that remained was the western wall. this place is important for the jewish people worldwide. ross: this...
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what were the locational factors that gave rise to the city in the first place? 6:30 a.m., and the crew of the chiang sun no. 7 makes final preparation for its regular journey-- not out to sea, but in the opposite direction. shanghai is not just a seaport, but also the strategic gateway to inland china. it lies on the delta of the world's third longest river, the chang jiang, also known as the yangtze. it is asia's longest waterway, stretching more than 4,000 miles to china. captain gu will pilot his boat far to the west. ( speaking mandarin ) translator: my ship carries a mixed cargo of foodstuffs, medical supplies, farm produce and so on. but of course, priority is given to urgently needed supplies of one sort or another. narrator: the chang jiang is central china's lifeline and connection to the outside world. gu ( translated ): it offers a wide navigable course for ships. it flows smoothly along its course, so it is not plagued by strong winds or waves. so it provides for the transportation of goods. ( ship's horn blowing ) narrator: but the chang jiang has s
what were the locational factors that gave rise to the city in the first place? 6:30 a.m., and the crew of the chiang sun no. 7 makes final preparation for its regular journey-- not out to sea, but in the opposite direction. shanghai is not just a seaport, but also the strategic gateway to inland china. it lies on the delta of the world's third longest river, the chang jiang, also known as the yangtze. it is asia's longest waterway, stretching more than 4,000 miles to china. captain gu will...
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so their community leaders are negotiating with the city government for land titles and city services. speaking portugues ) translator:itles the first things we want here are day care, a health clinic and a school. these are the three things we need most urgently. narrator:if these ns receive official recognition, a path toward assimilationh behind and integratiofore them, anslator: i wa to stay here, finish t house and connue. e k. naator immigratioto saoaulo s slowedgain, ( speaking porguese )slato, orwirojectopn exce5 tth is ci, which,powiofl migr s sinher case, has crsed. saothe urban geography of immigration and ethnic diversity real a complex pattern of squatter settlements and self-construction. with luck and hard work, the west residents will get their chance to share in the wealth and sophistication thats sao paulo. narrator: large tropical raiforests are qukly shing.rld, are we examine sevel emesss, ixb than sincluding:16of bs inor . opical foresecology; maall of sustainabevelopme ans; e amazon rain forest-- and its dirsity ofife.worldfor s the forest ecosystem iselicate bae
so their community leaders are negotiating with the city government for land titles and city services. speaking portugues ) translator:itles the first things we want here are day care, a health clinic and a school. these are the three things we need most urgently. narrator:if these ns receive official recognition, a path toward assimilationh behind and integratiofore them, anslator: i wa to stay here, finish t house and connue. e k. naator immigratioto saoaulo s slowedgain, ( speaking porguese...
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so their community leaders are negotiating with the city government for land titles and city services. (speaking portugues ) translator:itles the first things we want here are day care, a health clinic and a school. these are the three things we need most urgently. narrator: if these newest migrants receive official recognition, a path toward assimilationath behind and integratiofore them, anslator: i wa to stay. narrator immigratioto saoaulo s slowedgain, ( sslator:softhe98e and es, but birth ras coinue toncrease the pulation or arojectop ceg ib s ciwhicget a swi dow rinher case, has crsed.popitys sao pao willontinutoe one of t world's mega-cies. the urban geography of immigration and ethnic diversity real a complex pattern of squatter settlements and self-construction. with luck and ha work, the newest residents will get their chance to share in the wealth and sophistication thats sao paulo. narrator: large tropical raiforests are qukly vashing.d, ree examine sel themes,ess, inb than sincluding:opical forese; maalof sustainabelopmend anspo; e amazon rain forest-- and its diity ofife
so their community leaders are negotiating with the city government for land titles and city services. (speaking portugues ) translator:itles the first things we want here are day care, a health clinic and a school. these are the three things we need most urgently. narrator: if these newest migrants receive official recognition, a path toward assimilationath behind and integratiofore them, anslator: i wa to stay. narrator immigratioto saoaulo s slowedgain, ( sslator:softhe98e and es, but birth...
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for the first time, we behold our world as finite, limited. on the darkened face of earth, the lights of cities record the expansion of our kind. just 50 years ago, two billion people lived on earth. today our global population has reached five billion. within the next generation, it will double once more. our exponential growth now threatens the very resources that sustain life. the abandoned ruins of ancient societies hold clues to our survival. but to learn from our past, we must discard a romantic image of these earlier and more simple societies. archaeologist william sanders. a commonly held notion among the public at large and also among some of my anthropological colleagues is that non-western peoples live in harmony with nature, that they have relatively stable environmental relationships. what archaeology teaches us is that that's not true. keach: in the new world, human beings appeared for the first time more than 10,000 years before the birth of christ. over the millennia, grand city-states emerged in the tropics of mexico, guatemal
for the first time, we behold our world as finite, limited. on the darkened face of earth, the lights of cities record the expansion of our kind. just 50 years ago, two billion people lived on earth. today our global population has reached five billion. within the next generation, it will double once more. our exponential growth now threatens the very resources that sustain life. the abandoned ruins of ancient societies hold clues to our survival. but to learn from our past, we must discard a...
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she's department head at a company on the outskirts of the city. it's the first company in kenya that specializes in portable toilets for large events or family reunions. the company is working to expand and they're working on a new branch of business, waste water treatment plants. it's a rapidly growing sector in kenya. lucy said it's a challenge but her international experience has helped. >> the first thing i noticed was how we do our meetings and the minutes. so i changed the meeting minutes template from this task-item responsible target date. it's really helped us because in every meeting we've closed an item, we need to move to the next. >> lucy's boss said that her fondness for order irritates her colleagues, but they value employees who are efficient and have international experience. >> we need to focus on people who have longer-term plans. it's where you find one-year on a job and moving to the next job for 5% increment or even a 1% increment. they're looking at building careers. >> his company is competing with international companies.
she's department head at a company on the outskirts of the city. it's the first company in kenya that specializes in portable toilets for large events or family reunions. the company is working to expand and they're working on a new branch of business, waste water treatment plants. it's a rapidly growing sector in kenya. lucy said it's a challenge but her international experience has helped. >> the first thing i noticed was how we do our meetings and the minutes. so i changed the meeting...
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many of the world's great cities were first established as riverside settlements, and throughout their history these cities have depended on the river for food, a water supply, and an avenue of transport and trade. but like all natural systems, rivers undergo relatively rare but extreme events. river flooding is a threat to nearly every nation on earth. in the united states, floods exact the greatest toll of any geologic hazard, causing billions of dollars in property damage and killing about 100 people every year. and this loss is modest when compared to the destruction in countries with primitive flood control systems, or the devastation in preindustrial societies which were visited by floods without warning. like most natural systems, rivers change and evolve through time in response to a variety of geologic factors that are themselves changing. factors such as regional climate, hill slope, tectonic activity, vegetation, and the bedrock composition of the earth's crust. so the behavior of rivers is controlled by physical laws and geologic processes that can be observed and understoo
many of the world's great cities were first established as riverside settlements, and throughout their history these cities have depended on the river for food, a water supply, and an avenue of transport and trade. but like all natural systems, rivers undergo relatively rare but extreme events. river flooding is a threat to nearly every nation on earth. in the united states, floods exact the greatest toll of any geologic hazard, causing billions of dollars in property damage and killing about...
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in the first century b.c., the city of one million was master of the mediterranean world. rome's empire stretched from spain in the west to syria and egypt in the east. the roman elite were rich beyond measure. they ranged from the cunning and prudent julius caesar... to the intellectually inclined augustus... to cruel caligula, deviser of public spectacles that included murder .....to nero, who, it's said, kicked his wife to death for rebuking him. the upper classes were well educated, connected by kinship, business and political ties. wearied by the crowds and hectic pace of roman life, they pined for greater leisure and the chance it gave to contemplate the finer things of life. each spring, as the senate recessed, roman power brokers -- the patrician families, senators, and untold numbers of entrepreneurs made rich by roman dominance -turned to the bay of naples. over generations, they built lavish villas along the shoreline of campania. the villa pausilypon -a greek name meaning "the end of pain" -had a private theater for the pleasure of its owner and his guests. the
in the first century b.c., the city of one million was master of the mediterranean world. rome's empire stretched from spain in the west to syria and egypt in the east. the roman elite were rich beyond measure. they ranged from the cunning and prudent julius caesar... to the intellectually inclined augustus... to cruel caligula, deviser of public spectacles that included murder .....to nero, who, it's said, kicked his wife to death for rebuking him. the upper classes were well educated,...
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this is the first time a city is actually standing up and demanding wall street actually do the right thing and get them out of this toxic contract. libraries and schools and roads and all kinds of important services have been cut in the city of oakland, yet continue to profit off the city -- >> i want to play part of an seiu video explaining interest rate swaps. >> called bonds to people and businesses with the promises to pay them back with interest over a certain period of time. you said to pay for roads, police, and schools. the interest rates can vary. you should and the economy is bad, interest rates goes of. it made local and state governments nervous. wall street made them an offer they cannot refuse. if they play a fat fee, the banks would takeover interest payments. then came the bank filled economic collapse. you may have expected interest rates to skyrocket, but there were cut to all-time lows by the fed. they could not take advantage of the discount rates because they're locked into contracts with the big banks. now the banks are making huge profits on the sometimes 100 m
this is the first time a city is actually standing up and demanding wall street actually do the right thing and get them out of this toxic contract. libraries and schools and roads and all kinds of important services have been cut in the city of oakland, yet continue to profit off the city -- >> i want to play part of an seiu video explaining interest rate swaps. >> called bonds to people and businesses with the promises to pay them back with interest over a certain period of time....
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"flow city" is a work in progress first conceived in 1983. it's kind of like the front door to the fresh kills landfill. it's located at the marine transfer station at 59th street and the hudson river. the flow of the hudson river and the flow of garbage -- it's a giant system of circulation that's all in flux. my function as an artist, as artists have always done, is just to set up some kind of frame in which it's easy to look at something. now, i want people to see this. really i want them to see it because it's theirs. it's not my material. everybody's in on this. "flow city" is a proposal for a public art environment to enable people to enter into an operating waste disposal facility. this is the passage ramp of "flow city," and what you're looking at is the skeleton, the sub-structure that will go away and be covered with a running spiral of recyclable materials. these materials are in flux. they've lost their identity as garbage, and they are being transformed already as the walls, floor, and ceiling of the ramp into something new. the
"flow city" is a work in progress first conceived in 1983. it's kind of like the front door to the fresh kills landfill. it's located at the marine transfer station at 59th street and the hudson river. the flow of the hudson river and the flow of garbage -- it's a giant system of circulation that's all in flux. my function as an artist, as artists have always done, is just to set up some kind of frame in which it's easy to look at something. now, i want people to see this. really i...
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an austrian city is on track to become the first eu capitals to introduce public transport. not everybody thinks it will get cars off of the road. >> nobody knows exactly how much pollution will be cut, but the city hall and the mayors say it will be the flagship of the grain movement in europe. not everyone is so enthusiastic. >> of course i think about the environment, but i'm afraid the dozer -- that those that are used to traveling by car will not use the system. >> if the price of fuel was hired, people might not use car s, but people will not use it just because it is free. >> i do not think it really is free, because we are paying taxes. >> three-quarters of voters backed the proposal in a referendum. ho only one-fifth of those eligible took part in the polls. -- only one-fifth of those eligible took part in the poll. the opposition here says this is less about the clean environment, and more about political hot air. the mayor denies he is simply trying to win votes and says the scheme will pay for itself by attracting more business. >> i want it to be the green capit
an austrian city is on track to become the first eu capitals to introduce public transport. not everybody thinks it will get cars off of the road. >> nobody knows exactly how much pollution will be cut, but the city hall and the mayors say it will be the flagship of the grain movement in europe. not everyone is so enthusiastic. >> of course i think about the environment, but i'm afraid the dozer -- that those that are used to traveling by car will not use the system. >> if the...
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at first, there was no news coverage. at least locally, the bay area, the media was not aware of it. all of the sudden, it was on all the television, radio stations with everyone paying attention. by then, the crowd started to spread to the east and over the hills -- the cloud started to spread to the east and over the hills, blanketing neighboring communities. this is one of the most serious environmental disasters that this happened to the bay area. we have seen a couple of shipping disasters and other environmental disasters, but this one with the sirens when they finally went off, it was like living in a war zone. you have this toxic cloud overhead and sirens going off. it was a very scary place to be. many people started showing up at the hospitals locally, as you reported it is a major trauma to the community. last night at the dog and pony show that chevron put on at the richmond auditorium, it was clear the emotions, the anger that the community was feeling really boiled over. the chevron people heard the voice lo
at first, there was no news coverage. at least locally, the bay area, the media was not aware of it. all of the sudden, it was on all the television, radio stations with everyone paying attention. by then, the crowd started to spread to the east and over the hills -- the cloud started to spread to the east and over the hills, blanketing neighboring communities. this is one of the most serious environmental disasters that this happened to the bay area. we have seen a couple of shipping disasters...
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inside the city proper is. it is done during fierce fighting in some of the suburbs last six months, but i think what we're seeing is the government crumbling under the weight of a massive rebellion. is simply cannot put it down. >> to want ask about this report the israeli intelligence chief told a closed session of the israeli parliament that they believe there is an increasing number of jihadists and al qaeda activists who have begun to move into syria, and from the israeli intelligence viewpoint, they fear radical islam in the upper hand within the syrian rebellion? >> that has been a concern from outside syria since the beginning of the rebellion. as the borders become more porous, and the government becomes weaker, the potential that people with various agendas will infiltrate the country increases. what i have seen in my time amongst the rebels is there are people who code as conservative religious islamists, people who code as a jihadi. but people are fighting to bring down the government. if there are
inside the city proper is. it is done during fierce fighting in some of the suburbs last six months, but i think what we're seeing is the government crumbling under the weight of a massive rebellion. is simply cannot put it down. >> to want ask about this report the israeli intelligence chief told a closed session of the israeli parliament that they believe there is an increasing number of jihadists and al qaeda activists who have begun to move into syria, and from the israeli...
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first, the bar on this one as ain't before, you know, the whole city is a barricade, you know? something that happens slowly, slowly, slowly, you get used to and you accept. it's like the nuclear missiles, right? first a few, right? then a few more, then a few more gradually they-- living in a whole world ready to blow up and well, you kinda get used to it. [laughter] small enough doses. something happens in san francisco at fisherman's wharf all the time that kinda bothers me. it's like auschwitz there. auschwitz. you get down there you wanna get your crabs, you wanna get your lobsters or you go to fisherman's wharf and you wanna order a nice lobster dinner. now how do you-- what do you think that-- with that lobster you're eating, what do you suppose-- the fate of that lobster is before you eat it? they come out and say, "hey, do you want this one here?" and this old charlie go like this, you know, "hey, hey, not me, not me." [laughter] and take you on your charlie's. what do they do to that lobster? boiled. they boil that lobster. now, is there any concern for the lobster's
first, the bar on this one as ain't before, you know, the whole city is a barricade, you know? something that happens slowly, slowly, slowly, you get used to and you accept. it's like the nuclear missiles, right? first a few, right? then a few more, then a few more gradually they-- living in a whole world ready to blow up and well, you kinda get used to it. [laughter] small enough doses. something happens in san francisco at fisherman's wharf all the time that kinda bothers me. it's like...